Mrs. Numb’s grandfather is doing a little bit better.  He’s lucky that he was already in the hospital for pneumonia when the heart attack happened.

He had surgery yesterday to put catheters in.  That’s about all I know about that.  I imagine they’re somewhere around/in his heart.  What I do know is that they think it will extend his time long enough for all relatives to come into town and see him, and say the appropriate things and (this is just sickening to even type) their goodbyes.

Pretty much everyone should be here by the end of today.  What happens from this point forward is out of our control.

The three and a half hour drive last night actually went a lot quicker than I thought it would.  Dubuque, Iowa is a lovely river town tucked away on the banks of the Mississippi River.  Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be seeing much of it this trip.  I’ve pretty much become the go-to-guy for kid watching.  In addition to my one and a half year old, I’ve pretty much been in charge of my niece (six years old) and nephew (two and half years old).  I also have a nephew who’s four months old, but I lack the necessary mammary glands to satisfy his food needs, so his mother is taking care of him for the most part.

I haven’t left the hotel today.  And have barely seen my wife, as she’s been at the hospital with most of the other adults the whole day.

Congrats to Lucko for winning The Mookie last night.  And congrats to Lightning36 for making a valiant effort to stop his aggro-luckbox methods.  I managed to log in to watch the final 20-30 minutes or so of the heads-up battle.

Riverchasers is unlikely for me tonight, good luck to all.